# Error when trying to install es 5.2.2

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-when-trying-to-install-es-5-2-2/80047>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 26, 2017, 2:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-when-trying-to-install-es-5-2-2/80047 "2017-03-26T14:37:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![guybarnea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/91b2a8/32.png) [@guybarnea](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/guybarnea)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 2:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-when-trying-to-install-es-5-2-2/80047/1 "2017-03-26T14:37:51Z")

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Hi,

im trying to install es v.5.2.2 on linux.  
when i try to run "./elasticsearch" from bin file, i get the following error:

"Error: Could not find or load main class org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch"

can anyone know how to fix this?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 3:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-when-trying-to-install-es-5-2-2/80047/2 "2017-03-26T15:16:01Z")

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What/where did you download elasticsearch from?

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**Author:** ![guybarnea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/91b2a8/32.png) [@guybarnea](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/guybarnea)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 7:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-when-trying-to-install-es-5-2-2/80047/3 "2017-03-29T07:37:40Z")

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im working on RedHat oparation System,download it 3 days ago from

[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.2/\_installation.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.2/_installation.html)

to download i wrote in my console as follows:

curl -L -O [https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-5.2.2.tar.gz](https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-5.2.2.tar.gz)

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 8:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-when-trying-to-install-es-5-2-2/80047/4 "2017-03-29T08:44:30Z")

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Then you just:

```
tar xzf xxx
bin/elasticsearch 

```

And it fails with this message ?

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**Author:** ![guybarnea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/91b2a8/32.png) [@guybarnea](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/guybarnea)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 2:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-when-trying-to-install-es-5-2-2/80047/5 "2017-03-29T14:11:40Z")

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Yes.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 2:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-when-trying-to-install-es-5-2-2/80047/6 "2017-04-26T14:11:46Z")

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